Iris
In short: iris Dating is an AI dating app run by Ideal Match, Inc., a Delaware company with a Tuxedo Park, New York, address. Founder and CEO Igor Khalatian leads it. Users train the AI by rating faces, and it suggests people it predicts will be mutually attracted. It matters to the industry as an example of AI-first matching built on facial preferences.
Key facts
| Type | Dating app |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Tuxedo Park, United States |
| Status | Active. Listed on the App Store and Google Play, with the Google Play listing updated in October 2026. |
| Website | irisdating.com |
| LinkedIn profile | |
| Operator | Ideal Match, Inc., a Delaware corporation, provides the IRIS Service (app and website) [Terms of Use] |
| Address | Postal address given as PO Box 597, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987, United States; Crunchbase lists headquarters as New York, New York [Terms of Use] |
| Founder and CEO | Igor Khalatian is Founder and CEO of iris Dating [Igor Khalatian - Forbes Technology Council] |
| Previous career of founder | Previously founded several startups and was Vice President of Development at Oracle after LiveLOOK was acquired by Oracle in 2014, per his Forbes Technology Council profile [Igor Khalatian, Forbes Technology Council] |
| How it works | Users like or dislike profiles; the AI learns facial feature preferences, matches on them and predicts mutual attraction [iris Dating, 7 October 2026] |
| Pricing and age limit | Free to download with in-app purchases; premium subscription unlocks AI features; age rating 18+; App Store seller Ideal Match Inc [iris Dating- Let AI Find Match App - App Store] |
| User numbers (company claim) | WGN-TV reported in February 2025 that the platform had grown to 4 million users worldwide [AI dating app Iris Dating offers unique matchmaking experien, 6 February 2025] |
| Launch | WGN-TV described iris Dating as launched four years before its February 2025 report, by Ideal Match [AI dating app Iris Dating offers unique matchmaking experien, 6 February 2025] |
| DII coverage | DII named Iris and Snack as newer entrants positioning AI as core infrastructure, in its Hinge Convo Starters story [Dating Industry Insights, 9 December 2025] |
About Iris
iris Dating is a mobile and web dating service provided by Ideal Match, Inc., a Delaware corporation, according to the app's terms of use. The terms give a Tuxedo Park, New York, postal address for the company. Igor Khalatian is the founder and CEO. His Forbes Technology Council profile lists him as Founder and CEO of iris Dating, and Crunchbase lists a past role as president and CEO of LiveLOOK, which Forbes says Oracle acquired in 2014.
The app asks new users to go through a training phase in which they mark sample profile photos as pass, maybe or like. The AI uses those choices to learn which facial features the user finds attractive. It then recommends people and tries to predict whether the attraction is mutual. Identity checks use a selfie. The app is free to download, with a paid subscription for extra AI features. Both store listings say users must be 18 or over. In February 2025, WGN-TV reported that the platform had grown to 4 million users worldwide. That figure comes from the company's own claims.
Dating Industry Insights has named iris as one of the newer entrants that treat AI as core infrastructure rather than an optional extra, in its coverage of Hinge's Convo Starters feature. Facial analysis as the basis for matching sets it apart from apps that add AI tools to conventional profiles.
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Questions about Iris
Who owns iris Dating?
The service is provided by Ideal Match, Inc., a Delaware corporation, according to the iris Dating terms of use. Igor Khalatian is its founder and CEO.
How does iris Dating match people?
Users rate sample photos as pass, maybe or like. The AI learns their facial preferences and recommends people it predicts will be mutually attracted.
Is iris Dating free?
It is free to download and start using. A premium subscription unlocks extra AI features, according to its App Store listing.
Where is iris Dating based?
The terms of use give a postal address in Tuxedo Park, New York. Crunchbase lists the headquarters as New York, New York.
What is Iris?
iris Dating is an AI dating app run by Ideal Match, Inc., a Delaware company with a Tuxedo Park, New York, address. Founder and CEO Igor Khalatian leads it. Users train the AI by rating faces, and it suggests people it predicts will be mutually attracted.
Where is Iris based?
Iris is based in Tuxedo Park, United States.
Also known as: Iris Dating, iris Dating- Let AI Find Match, iris Dating: Find Love with AI.
Sources
- Terms of Use
- Igor Khalatian - Forbes Technology Council
- Igor Khalatian, Forbes Technology Council
- iris Dating: Find Love with AI - Google Play
- iris Dating- Let AI Find Match App - App Store
- AI dating app Iris Dating offers unique matchmaking experience
- AI dating app Iris Dating offers unique matchmaking experience
- Hinge's AI Conversation Starters Reduce Friction and Remove a Layer of Who the Person Actually Is